Thank you all for all the help in the linked post. I installed Gentoo successfully twice, first with a non desktop and then with a desktop stage file/profile. However, mostly because of how my brain works and because of my priorities, I decided to go with Artix instead. Knowing the extent of customization and optimization that can - or could - be done with USE flags and kernel parameters, I can’t help myself from wanting to tailor every single aspect of the system. I try to anticipate what software, use case and compatibility I’m possibly going to need in the future and try to adjust the USE flags accordingly. But after compiling, I realize that I have missed a flag or some flags, sometimes ones that impact the system quite extensively, and so I redo everything immediately. And when I realize that the system cannot easily be reverted or adjusted and that it’s easier to switch profiles, I reinstall the whole thing. My brain is just not made for such granularity. 🤣😭
Gentoo seems amazing. The feeling of having a system that is completely tailored to ones needs and wishes must be beyond this world!
Again, thanks for all the help! 😊
NixOS is great for granularity since everything is “reinstalled” every single time you change your configuration, and it’s extremely customizable. Fully declarative systems are a gamechanger IMO.
CachyOS is great for when you want a lot of pre-optimized software for your specific CPU archirecture, but you don’t want to compile everything.
Artix is great for when you want Arch minus systemd.
Alpine is great for when you want a very lightweight system, also without systemd, but also using musl instead of glibc.
